CHINA, Ban Liang ("1/2 ounce") coins.
    I have a short article by Mr. Wai San Doo explaining that the Schöth-based attributions have been disproved by archeological investigations.  The correct attributions are classed primarily by weight, secondarily by size, as follows:
1. 20 to 10g, 28-34mm (S79-83) - Warring States, 378-323 BC,
2a. 8.5-7.5g, 26-29mm, (S-88-91) - late Warring States, 323-221 BC,
2b. with "local" mintings down to 1.5g (S-84, 85, 93, etc.),
3a. 6-4g, ~22mm, (S-92, etc) - Chin, 221-206 BC,
3b. large hole & elm leaves (S86, etc.) - Chin contemporary counterfeits & early Han legal private issue
4. 4-3g, ~22mm (S104, etc.) - W. Han, 179-141 BC, 5. 3-2g, 22mm, (S-107, 108) - W. Han, 140-118 BC

NOTE: With sold items I often have another just as good, or almost, so please inquire.

27181. CHINA, State of QIN, c. 350-300 BC, Ban Liang, H7.3, elongated archaic characters, 30.2mm, 5.5g, F $110.00 sold 9/2/2009
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CHINA, State of QIN, c. 350-300 BC, Ban Liang, H7.3, elongated archaic characters, 7.8g, 32mm, VG $82.00 sold 10/31/2010
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CHINA, Ban Liang, 11g, 36mm, S-79, FD-386, F+ $65.00 sold 7/4/2010
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27182. CHINA, State of QIN, c. 350-300 BC, Ban Liang, H7.3, H7.3, 25.8mm, 6.1g, very deep characters, VG $26.00
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CHINA, State of QIN, c. 350-300 BC, Ban Liang, H7.5, ~S-92,  6.9g, 26mm, F $31.00
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27184. CHINA, State of QIN, c. 350-300 BC, Ban Liang, H7.6, 5.85g, 35.5mm, VF $36.00 sold 12/18/2008
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CHINA, State of QIN, c. 350-300 BC, Ban Liang, H7.6, S-89, FD-386, 35mm, 7g, VF $38.00 sold
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CHINA, State of QIN, c. 350-300 BC, Ban Liang, H7.6, S-79, 8.3g, 36mm, VF $53.00
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CHINA, State of QIN, c. 350-300 BC, Ban Liang, H7.6, S-79, 10g, 34mm, F $36.00sold 8/18/2010d
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CHINA, State of QIN, c. 350-300 BC, Ban Liang, H7.7, S-82, 31mm, 9g, VF $42.00 sold
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CHINA, Ban Liang, 8.3g, 37mm, VF $48.00 sold 6/9/2008
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CHINA, Ban Liang, 7.7g, 36mm, VF $45.00 sold
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CHINA, Ban Liang, 10.9g, 31mm, S-79, FD-386, F $33.00 sold
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CHINA, Ban Liang, 9.6g, 32mm, S-84-88, aVF $25.00 sold
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CHINA, Ban Liang, 6.9g, 37mm, S-84-88, VG $31.00 sold 3/19/2010
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CHINA, QIN Dynasty, c. 300-200 BC, Ban Liang, H7.7, S-82,  ~30mm, ~6g, aVF $24.00 sold
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CHINA, Ban Liang, S-88, 33mm, 5.7g, VG $17.50 sold
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CHINA, W. HAN Dynasty, 206 BC - 7 AD, Ban Liang, H7.8, S-84, 5.5g, 26mm, F $16.50
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CHINA, W. HAN Dynasty, 206 BC - 7 AD, Ban Liang, 5.9g, 26mm, H7.8, S-92+, aVF $19.00 sold 3/18/2009
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CHINA, Ban Liang, S-93v, 25mm, 2.7g, doubled Ban error, VG $15.00 sold
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CHINA, Ban Liang, H7.14, FD-421, 0.9g, 21mm, "wu fen" type with large hole, F $22.00 sold
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CHINA, Ban Liang, "elm leaves," 13-15mm, F $9.00
-similar, VF $18.00
About 20 pieces in stock
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CHINA, Ban Liang, H7.10v, S-85, FD-410, 19mm, 2.4g, diamond hole, XF $33.00 sold 12/15/2011
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CHINA, Ban Liang, H7.14, 1.5g, 23mm, "wu fen" type with large hole, XF $25.00
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CHINA, Ban Liang, H7.16, ~S-109, M-bar Liang, 25mm, 2.6g, big dot upper R corner of hole obv., aVF $45.00
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CHINA, Ban Liang, H7.19, S-101v, 23mm, 2 back slashes top obv., (a friend theorizes such marks may have been from wooden moulds), F $33.00
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CHINA, Ban Liang, S-101, FD-nl, 23mm, blobs top & bottom obv., Schjöth call these "illegible inscriptions."  I have seen these referred to as "Tung Ten Ban Liang," F $29.00 sold 12/29/2009
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CHINA, Ban Liang, S-101, FD-nl, blobs top & bottom obv., Schjöth call these "illegible inscriptions."  I have seen these referred to as "Tung Ten Ban Liang," 24mm, F $23.00 sold
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CHINA, Ban Liang, slight incuse impression of obverse characters on reverse, S-nl, FD-nl, ~2.5g, 24mm, VF $9.50
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CHINA, Ban Liang, S-100v, 24mm, 3.1g, 3 vertical lines bottom obv., VG $25.00 sold 7/21/2009
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CHINA, Ban Liang, like H7.19, like S-110, incuse "20" top obv., 24mm, 3.4g, VF $36.00
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CHINA, Ban Liang, 3g, 24mm, outer rim obv., H7.32, S-105, XF $19.00 sold
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27189. CHINA, Ban Liang, H7.19, S-101v, 23mm, E-bar Liang, vertical line top obv., VF $36.00 sold 7/21/2009
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27190. CHINA, Ban Liang, H7.19, S-101v, 25mm, M-bar Liang, diagonal line top obv., XF $63.00 sold 7/21/2009
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27191. CHINA, Ban Liang, H7.29, S-107, 23mm, outer rim, E-bar Liang, deep characters, "wood grain" surface obv., some "clashing" rev., XF $26.00
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272-46. CHINA, Ban Liang, 22mm, Liang written with 4 vertical strokes instead of 3, VF $44.00 sold 12/15/2011
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272-49. CHINA, Ban Liang, H7.21v, 22.7mm, large dot slighly R bottom obv., VF $41.00
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27192. CHINA, Ban Liang, H7.32, S-107, 23mm, outer rim, M-bar Liang, deep characters, "wood grain" surface obv., some "clashing" rev., XF $26.00
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27194. CHINA, Ban Liang,H7.32, S-107, 23mm, outer rim, M-bar Liang, deep characters, small center hole, choice XF $36.00
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CHINA, Ban Liang, 2.9g, 25mm, outer rim obv., H7.32, S-105, VF $13.00 sold
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CHINA, Ban Liang, H7.21, FD-424, 4.4g, 24mm, star above hole & moon below on obverse, VF $136.00 sold
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277-103. CHINA, Liang Ban, H7.18, S-97, 23mm, aVF $41.00 sold 7/8/2015
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CHINA, Liang Ban, (read left to right instead of right to left), 1.5g, 22mm, S-97, FD-425, G $25.00
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CHINA, Liang Ban, H7.18, S-97, 23mm, F $36.00
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CHINA, Ban Liang, S-104v, 25mm, 2.5g, abbreviated Liang, sand hole, VF $17.00 sold
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CHINA, Ban Liang, 2.8g, 22mm, tipped & sloppy Liang,VG$18.50
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CHINA, Ban Liang, 1.4g, 19mm, ~S-85, ~FD-409, VF $8.50 sold
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CHINA, Ban Liang, 4mm diameter!, characters in high relief, from Gansu, how these fit into Mr. Doo's classification I do not know.  Beautiful VF-VF+ $30.00
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274-53. CHINA, Ban Liang, H-nl, 1.3g, 10.5mm, 2 vertical lines above & below hole obv., Although this is unusual and H-unlisted, I don't think it was created to fool collectors, perhaps a later amulet of some kind, VF+ $125.00 sold
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Numerous other Ban Liang coins in stock in the inventory, including scarce iron specimens in lousy condition

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